#42d8a2

Color #42d8a2

A moderately saturated medium green.

Closest named color Medium Aquamarine #66cdaa · ΔE 15.33 Nearest Tailwind class emerald-400 #00d492 · ΔE 3.1

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Conversions

HEX

#42d8a2

RGB

rgb(66, 216, 162)

HSL

hsl(158.4, 65.8%, 55.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(158.4, 69.4%, 84.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(69.4%, 0%, 25%, 15.3%)

LAB

lab(77.8, -51.76, 15.42)

LCH

lch(77.8, 54.01, 163.41)

OKLCH

oklch(79.1%, 0.1478, 164.54)

HWB

hwb(158.4, 25.9%, 15.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d84278

Analogous

#42d857

#42d8a2

#42c3d8

Triadic

#42d8a2

#a242d8

#d8a242

Split-complementary

#42d8a2

#d842c3

#d85742

Tetradic

#42d8a2

#4278d8

#d84278

#d8a242

Square

#42d8a2

#5742d8

#d84278

#c3d842

Shades

Color #42d8a2 mixed toward black.

#28c38b

#209c6f

#187553

#104e38

#08271c

Tints

Color #42d8a2 mixed toward white.

#62dfb2

#81e5c1

#a1ecd1

#c0f2e0

#e0f9f0

Tones

Color #42d8a2 mixed toward gray.

#4fcc9f

#5bbf9b

#68b398

#74a694

#819a91

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.81:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.58:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.58:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9b9cb1 · ΔE 32.9

Deuteranopia

#9387b4 · ΔE 41

Tritanopia

#53bcbe · ΔE 18.2

Achromatopsia

#c0c0c0 · ΔE 25.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #42d8a2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#42d8a2]

Related colors

Medium Aquamarine #66cdaa

Aquamarine #7fffd4

Medium Spring Green #00fa9a

Mint Cream #f5fffa

Spring Green #00ff7f

Medium Sea Green #3cb371

Frequently asked questions

#42d8a2 (#42d8a2) is rgb(66, 216, 162) in RGB.

No, #42d8a2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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